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The maid costume is all the rage in Japan, for several years now.
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Santa suit appears in Dec.
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Maids to greet you
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Maids, the costume rage in Japan for several years already.
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Welcome!
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Tokyo Anime Center
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Many life-size costumed characters on display.
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Tokyo Anime Center, Akihabara
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Shrine maidens
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Shrine maidens
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Shrine maidens
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The Fuku-musume or Lucky Maidens are all nice-looking.
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They sing on the street to advertise something, usually a night club where they appear.
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The ever-popular maid outfit.
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Fuku-musume or Lucky Maidens
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Maids attract much attention so they are used as living billboards for stores and whatever needs to be advertised in Akihabara.
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The problem is that the police patrol the main drag to expel these street performers. It is not allowed. It would be the Japanese police to try and kill Japan's street culture.
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Kentosai Sacred Dance
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Shrine maidens perform Kentosai dance
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Shrine maidens happily sell and attach lucky decorations on the branches.
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Shrine maidens happily sell and attach lucky decorations on the branches.
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Shrine maidens happily sell and attach lucky decorations on the branches.
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Shrine maiden selling Ebisu souvenirs.
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Usokae stall. The uosokae dolls come in various sizes, look pretty much the same.
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Usokae stall
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Maid costume
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I was waiting for this. Sacred dances by shrine maidens who looked to be high school girls.
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In the morning and early afternoon of January 1 and 2, shrine maidens perform sacred dances (初神楽) on the Noh stage.
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Best to see my video of the shrine maidens dancing on Jan. 1, 2014.
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Kaguraden stage where they performed sacred dances. They would dance on Jan. 1 and 2, in the morning and early afternoon.
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Most of the snow had melted.
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Amazake (sweet sake, non-alcoholic) for 300 yen/cup to warm you up.
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Preparing gallons upon gallons of amazake (sweet sake, non-alcoholic). 300 yen/cup.
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She wasn't the only one in a maid costume.
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